The George Raft Story (1961)

1h 46m
Running Time

November 22, 1961
Release Date

The George Raft Story (1961)

1h 46m
Running Time

November 22, 1961
Release Date

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Release Date
November 22, 1961

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 46m

Content Rating
NR

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The George Raft Story is a 1961 American biographical film directed by Joseph M. Newman that stars Ray Danton as Hollywood film star George Raft. The picture was retitled Spin of a Coin for release in the United Kingdom, a reference to Raft's character's nickel-flipping trick in Scarface (1932), the film that launched his career as an actor known for portraying gangsters.

The film is a largely fictionalized version of Raft's turbulent life and career. Neville Brand appears briefly as Al Capone, recreating his role from the 1959 television series The Untouchables. Although other characters are fictional, Moxie is based on Raft's longtime friend and associate Mack Gray. Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel is a major character. The film does not mention Raft's estranged wife Grace or early mob benefactor Owney Madden.

Raft and Gray had played themselves almost two decades earlier in a markedly different but equally fictionalized biographical film about Raft's early days as a dancer reluctantly involved with gangsters entitled Broadway (1942).

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